| Product |
Decsription |
Cleaning |
Sanitizing |
Cautions |
| TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE (Saniton) |
Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) is an unscented
detergent. It helps take a lot of the work out of
removing stains and stubborn grime from equipment.
TSP is especially useful for stainless steel, which
a chlorinated cleaner such as Diversol (discussed
below) could corrode. |
1. Dissolve
2 g per litre of warm water (2 tsp. per gal).
2. Soak equipment for 20 minutes; scrub any stubborn
stains.
3. Rinse well with hot water. |
TSP does
not sanitize. You must use it in conjunction with
a proper sanitizer. |
Avoid contact with strong acids
and pro- longed contact with aluminum, tin, lead,
and zinc since this will produce hydrogen gas. |
| DIVERSOL (Sani-Brew) |
Diversol is extremely effective both
as a cleaner and as a sanitizer. Available under
a variety of trade names, you'll recognize Diversol
because it is a chlorinated pink powder. |
1. Dissolve
3.5 g per litre of cold water. (5 tsp. per gal).
2. Soak stained equipment for up to 48 hours.
3. Rinse thoroughly with hot water. |
Sanitizing most equipment:
1. Fill primary fermenter with Diversol solution
(3.5 g per litre of cold water [5 tsp. per gal.]).
Fully immerse everything you'll need: hoses, sp
oons, bungs, hydrometers, thermometers, airlocks,
and primary lid.
2. Soak equipment for at least 20 minutes.
3. Remove lid, rinse carefully (but thoroughly)
with hot water, and turn it upside-down on the counter.
Rinse equipment, placing items inside sanitized
lid. (Fig. 1)
Sanitizing a carboy:
1. With bung in carboy, slosh 9 litres (2
gal.) Diversol solution all around inside. (Fig.
2)
2. Repeat twice, with 5 minutes between repetitions.
Rinse after 20 minutes.
|
Corrodes stainless steel. Can bleach
clothing. Do not mix with acids, amines, or ammonia.
Such a mixture produces dangerous gases. |
| BLEACH (Sodium Hypochlorite) |
Unscented household bleach can be
used as a sanitizer and cleaner. For sanitizing,
it is just as effective as Diversol. For cleaning,
however, either Diversol or TSP would be preferable. |
Mix 2.5 ml per litre of cold water
(1 tbsp. per gal.) and follow the cleaning instructions
for Diversol (above). When rinsing, remove all traces
of chlorine smell. |
Using a solution of 5 ml per litre
of cold water (1 tbsp. per gal.) follow the cleaning
instructions for Diversol (above.) |
See above. Don't use scented bleach.
Those "spring fresh" and "lemony" perfumes will
sink into equipment permanently. All subsequent
batches will smell and taste like perfume. |
| IODOPHOR |
If you keep your equipment clean
between brews, Iodophor is a great sanitizer. (Your
equipment will not be clean if you simply rinse
after use. You must use a cleaner, such as TSP.)
Iodophor is excellent for stainless steel- which
Diversol will corrode- and all other beermaking
equipment. Mixed properly and used in a spray bottle,
Iodophor is almost magical in its convenience: there's
no waiting and no rinsing. |
Iodophor does not clean. Use a
cleanser such as TSP before sanitizing with Iodophor. |
1. Mix 1 ml per litre of cold water.
You must use a syringe for accurate measurement.
2. Use a spray bottle to coat equipment with solution.
3. Shake off excess or allow equipment to drain.
Do not rinse.
4. Use the equipment. It's that easy! |
When in solution, Iodophor rapidly
breaks down. Every time you use it, you must make
a fresh solution.
Not effective unless mixed accurately. Use a syringe.
Will not clean dirty or stained equipment.
Hazardous for those with iodine allergies.
Concentrated solution stains skin and fabric. |
